[1] When the Czech Republic and Slovakia gained independence on 1 January 1993, both countries inherited all the established relations between former Czechoslovakia and Vietnam.

[3] Signed by the Vietnamese prime minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala, the elevation of relations status marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic and historic ties established between Czechoslovakia and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

[9] One of the successful Czech companies in Vietnam is Home Credit[10][n 1], which in February 2024 was sold by its owner PPF Group to the Thai Siam Commercial Bank.

[18][13] During the January 2025 official visit to the Czech Republic, the Vietnamese prime minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Skoda Group's CEO Klaus Zellmer, who viewed Vietnam as "an important gateway to the ASEAN market" with "the potential to become Skoda's car manufacturing export hub for ASEAN and other markets".

[19] The prime minister also held discussions with Pavel Tykač, the owner of Sev.en Energy Group and the football club SK Slavia Praha, who requested the Vietnamese authorities "expedite the approval process for acquiring a controlling stake" in the BOT-based Mong Duong 2 thermal power plant.